Papal Letters

PAPAL LETTERS AND PRIVILEGES

In May 1839 John Mitchell Kemble apprised Jacob Grimm of his intention to compile 'a complete collection of all the Papal Bulls relating to England from 600 to 1060'; but alas the project never came to fruition. The list provided below is a provisional register of all papal letters relating to Anglo-Saxon England; it will be developed and taken further as time allows.

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A. Anglo-Saxon England 600–750

Letter22 June 601

Letter of Pope Gregory I (590–604) to Augustine, granting the pallium (22 June 601)

Gregory I (590–604) → Augustine

Source
? collected by Nothhelm, priest of London, from the archives in Rome
Text
Bede, HE i. 29
Translation
Martyn iii. 786--88; Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 105--7
References
Jaffé 1827
Letter22 June 601

Letter of Pope Gregory I (590–604) to Æthelberht, king ‘of the English’ (22 June 601)

Gregory I (590–604) → Æthelberht, king ‘of the English’

Source
? collected by Nothhelm, priest of London, from the archives in Rome
Text
Bede, HE i. 32
Translation
Martyn iii. 782--84; Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 111--15
References
Jaffé 1827
Letter22 June 601

Letter of Pope Gregory I (590–604) to Queen Bertha, wife of King Æthelberht (22 June 601)

Gregory I (590–604) → Queen Bertha, wife of King Æthelberht

Source
? collected by Nothhelm, priest of London, from the archives in Rome
Text
MGH
Translation
Martyn iii. 778--9
References
Jaffé 1825
Bull · doubtful611, 27 Feb.

Bull of Pope Boniface IV (608–15), addressed to Æthelberht, king ‘of the English’, granting privileges to St Augustine’s abbey, Canterbury (611, 27 Feb.)

Boniface IV (608–15) → Æthelberht, king ‘of the English’

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
Text
BCS 11
References
Jaffé 1998
Comment
Knowles, p. 576, n. 1; Anton, p. 170; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. lxiv
Bull615–18

Bull of Pope Deusdedit (615–18) for St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury

Deusdedit (615–18) → St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
References
<Jaffé 2104>
Comment
Knowles, p. 576
Letter619–25

Letter of Pope Boniface V (619–25) to Justus, archbishop of Canterbury

Boniface V (619–25) → Justus, archbishop of Canterbury

Text
Bede, HE ii. 8
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00
References
Jaffé 2006
Letter619–25

Letter of Pope Boniface V (619–25) to Edwin, king of the Northumbrians

Boniface V (619–25) → Edwin, king of the Northumbrians

Text
Bede, HE ii. 10
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00.
References
Jaffé 2008
Letter619–25

Letter of Pope Boniface V (619–25) to Queen Æthelburh, wife of King Edwin

Boniface V (619–25) → Queen Æthelburh, wife of King Edwin

Text
Bede, HE ii. 11
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00.
References
Jaffé 2009
Letter625–38

Letter of Pope Honorius I (625–38) to King Edwin, king of the Northumbrian

Honorius I (625–38) → King Edwin, king of the Northumbrian

Text
Bede, HE ii. 17.
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00.
References
Jaffé 2019
Letter625–38

Letter of Pope Honorius I (625–38) to Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury, on journeys to Rome for the pallium

Honorius I (625–38) → Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury

Text
Bede, HE ii. 18.
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00
References
Jaffé 2020
Comment
Anton, p. 170
Letter657–72

Letter of Pope Vitalian (657–72) to Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians

Vitalian (657–72) → Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians

Text
Bede, HE iii. 29
Translation
Colgrave and Mynors, pp. 000--00
References
Jaffé 2089
Bull672–6

Bull of Pope Adeodatus II (672–6), addressed to Adrian, abbot of St Peter's abbey, Canterbury (673, 23 Dec.

Adeodatus II (672–6) → Adrian, abbot of St Peter's abbey, Canterbury

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
Text
BCS 31
References
Jaffé 2104
Comment
Anton, p. 170; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. lxiv
Bull675, 15 May

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81), addressed to Adrian, abbot of the monastery of SS Peter and Paul, Canterbury (675, 15 May)

Agatho (678–81) → Adrian, abbot of the monastery of SS Peter and Paul, Canterbury

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
Text
BCS 38
References
<Jaffé 2105a>
Comment
Levison, pp. 25--6, 189; Knowles, p. 576; Anton, p. 170; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. lxiv
Bull679

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81) for Benedict Biscop, in respect of Wearmouth (679)

Agatho (678–81) → Benedict Biscop, in respect of Wearmouth

Source
Bede, HA, ch. 6; Bede, HE iv. 18.
References
Jaffé 2106
Comment
Knowles, p. 576; Levison, p. 24; Anton, p. 170
Bull680

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81) for Medeshamstede [Peterborough] (680), Latin and OE versions

Agatho (678–81) → Medeshamstede [Peterborough]

Archive
Peterborough
Text
Haddan and Stubbs, iii.153--60; BCS 48 (Latin) and 49 (OE)
References
Jaffé 2111
Comment
Anton, p. 170
Bull680

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81) for Bishop Wilfrid, in respect of Ripon and Hexham (680)

Agatho (678–81) → Bishop Wilfrid, in respect of Ripon and Hexham

Source
Stephen of Ripon, Vita S. Wilfridi, chs. 45, 47, 51
References
Jaffé 2112
Comment
Levison, pp. 24--5; Anton, p. 170
Bull678 x 681

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81) for St Paul's, London (678 x 681)

Agatho (678–81) → St Paul's, London

Archive
London, St Paul's
Text
Haddan and Stubbs, iii.161; BCS 55
References
Jaffé 2114
Comment
Anton, p. 170
Bull678 x 681

Bull of Pope Agatho (678–81) to Bishop Eorcenwald, for Chertsey abbey (678 x 681)

Agatho (678–81) → Bishop Eorcenwald, for Chertsey abbey

Archive
Chertsey
Text
Haddan and Stubbs, iii.161--4; BCS 56
References
Jaffé 2115
Comment
Knowles, p. 576; Levison, p. 26, n. 2, forgery; Anton, p. 170
Bull?700

Bull of Pope Sergius I (687–701) to Abbot Aldhelm, for Malmesbury abbey and Frome abbey (?700), Latin and OE versions

Sergius I (687–701) → Abbot Aldhelm, for Malmesbury abbey and Frome abbey

Archive
Malmesbury
Text
BCS 105--6; WM, GP, pp. 367, 371
References
Jaffé 2140
Comment
Knowles, p. 576; EHD, p. 622; Anton, p. 171; Kelly, Malmesbury, p. 000
Letter?700

Letter of Pope Sergius I (687–701) to Abbot Ceolfrith, for Wearmouth and Jarrow (?700)

Sergius I (687–701) → Abbot Ceolfrith, for Wearmouth and Jarrow

Source
BL Cotton Tiberius A. xv, fol. 50 (s. xi)
Text
Haddan and Stubbs, iii.248--50
References
Jaffé 2138
Comment
Levison, p. 24; EHD, p. 622
Bull?700

Bull of Pope Sergius I (687–701) for Wearmouth (?700)

Sergius I (687–701) → Wearmouth

Source
Bede, HA, ch. 15
References
Jaffé 2139
Comment
Anton, pp. 170--1
Letter704

Letter of Pope John VI (701–5) for (704)

John VI (701–5)

Source
Stephen of Ripon, Vita S. Wilfridi, ch. 52
References
Jaffé 2142
Letter709

Letter of Pope Constantine I (708–15) to Archbishop Brihtwold, concerning the vision of Bishop Ecgwine, etc. (709)

Constantine I (708–15) → Archbishop Brihtwold

Archive
Evesham MS: Lost; script--facsimile in Sir Christopher Hatton's 'Book of Seals', no. 440 [photocopy]
Text
BCS 126
References
Jaffé 2147
Comment
Knowles, p. 576
Bull713

Bull of Pope Constantine I (708–15) for the monasteries of Bermondsey and Woking, at the request of Hædda, abbot and priest (713)

Constantine I (708–15) → the monasteries of Bermondsey and Woking, at the request of Hædda, abbot and priest

Archive
Peterborough
Text
Haddan & Stubbs iii.276--8; BCS 133
References
Jaffé 2148
Comment
Knowles, p. 576, n. 3; Levison, p. 26, n. 2; EHD, p. 622; Anton, p. 171; Keynes, Councils of Clofesho, pp. 42--3
Letter713

Letter of Pope Constantine I (708–15) to Archbishop Brihtwold, for Evesham abbey (713)

Constantine I (708–15) → Archbishop Brihtwold, for Evesham abbey

Archive
Evesham
Text
BCS 129
References
Jaffé 2149
Comment
Knowles, p. 576; Levison, p. 26, n. 2, forgery; Anton, p. 171
Letter716, 24 Sept.

Letter of Pope Gregory II (715–31) to Abbot Hwætberht of Wearmouth and Jarrow (716, 24 Sept.)

Gregory II (715–31) → Abbot Hwætberht of Wearmouth and Jarrow

Text
see Bede, HA, ch. 00
References
Jaffé 2156
Comment
Anglo-Saxon England 750–850

B. Anglo-Saxon England 750–850

Letter757–8

Letter of Pope Paul I (757–67) to Eadberht, king of Northumbria, and his brother Egbert, archbishop of York (757–8) MSS: BL Cotton Vespasian A. xiv, fol. 00; BL Cotton Tiberius A. xv, fol. 00

Paul I (757–67) → Eadberht, king of Northumbria, and his brother Egbert, archbishop of York

Text
Wilkins, Concilia i.144 (ex MS. penes Ussher); BCS 184; Haddan & Stubbs iii.394--6
Translation
EHD I, no. 184
References
Jaffé 2337
Comment
EHD I, p. 622
Letter?785

Letter of Pope Hadrian I (772–95) to Charlemagne, concerning the rumour that Offa and Charlemagne were plotting to depose the pope (?785)

Hadrian I (772–95) → Charlemagne

Text
<Codex Carolinus>
Translation
H. R. Loyn and J. Percival, The Reign of Charlemagne (London, 1975), pp. 132--4
References
Jaffé 2476
Comment
EHD I, p. 621
Letter786

Report of the legates to Pope Hadrian I (772–95) (786) MS: [Wolfenbüttel], Cod. Guelferbit. Helmstad. MS. 454 (s. x), fols. 113–27 [photocopy] , see Story, Carolingian Connections, pp. 70–4

Hadrian I (772–95) → Pope Hadrian I

Text
Magdeburg Centuriators, cent. viii, p. 575 (incomplete), whence reptd by Spelman, Wilkins, Mansi, Haddan and Stubbs iii.447, BCS 250, etc.; Alcuini Epistolae, ed. Dümmler, no. 3
Translation
EHD I, no. 191
References
Jaffé 2455
Comment
Story, Carolingian Connections, pp. 70--4
Bull772 x 795

Bull of Pope Hadrian I (772–95) for King Offa, his wife Cynethryth, and their offspring, granting possession of monasteries which Offa had founded or acquired, and which were consecrated in honour of St Peter (772 x 795) MSS: <Liber Diurnus, no. 93>

Hadrian I (772–95) → King Offa, his wife Cynethryth, and their offspring

Comment
Levison, pp. 29--30; EHD I, p. 621; Brooks, Church of Canterbury, p. 184
Letter798

Letter of Pope Leo III (795–816) to Coenwulf, king of the Mercians, and bishops and ealdormen, concerning King Offa and the archbishopric of Lichfield (798) MS: BL Cotton Vespasian A. xiv, fol. 00

Leo III (795–816) → Coenwulf, king of the Mercians, and bishops and ealdormen

Text
BCS 288; Dümmler no. 127; Haddan & Stubbs iii.523--5
Translation
EHD I, no. 205
References
Jaffé 2494
Bull798, 8 Mar.

Bull of Pope Leo III (795–816) to Cynehelm, in respect of Glastonbury abbey (798, 8 Mar.)

Leo III (795–816) → Cynehelm, in respect of Glastonbury abbey

Archive
Glastonbury
Text
BCS 284; WM, DeAntGlast, chs. 49--50
References
Jaffé 2497
Comment
Levison, pp. 32, 251; EHD I, p. 622; Lunt, p. 89, n. 1; Scott, p. 200, n. 100; Abrams, Anglo-Saxon Glastonbury, p. 336. See also S 152 (confirmation by King Cenwulf)
Bull?801

Bull of Pope Leo III (795–816), issued at the request of King Coenwulf, in respect of a church at Culham, Oxon., for the benefit of his sisters, with reversion to Abingdon abbey (?801)

Leo III (795–816) → the benefit of his sisters, with reversion to Abingdon abbey

Archive
Abingdon
Source
Chron. Abingdon, ed. Stevenson, i.20
References
Jaffé 2505
Bull?801

Bull of Pope Leo III (795–816) confirming Culham, Oxon, to Abingdon abbey (?801)

Leo III (795–816) → Abingdon abbey

Archive
Abingdon
Source
Chron. Abingdon, ed. Stevenson, i.20--1
References
Jaffé 2506
Letter?801

Letter of Pope Leo III (795–816) to King Coenwulf, urging him to confirm the grant of Culham to Abingdon abbey (?801)

Leo III (795–816) → King Coenwulf, urging him to confirm the grant of Culham to Abingdon abbey

Archive
Abingdon
Source
Chron. Abingdon, ed. Stevenson, i.21
References
Jaffé 2507
Comment
Cf. S 166 (spurious charter of King Coenwulf for Abbot Rethun and Abingdon abbey, 811). Cf. S 183 (spurious charter of King Coenwulf for Abingdon abbey, 821); S 184 (spurious charter of King Coenwulf, granting Culham to Abingdon abbey, 821)
Bull?801

Bull of Pope Leo III (795–816) for Abbot Rethun and Abingdon abbey (?801)

Leo III (795–816) → Abbot Rethun and Abingdon abbey

Archive
Abingdon
Source
Chron. Abingdon, ed. Stevenson, i.21--3
References
Jaffé 2508
Comment
There is an allusion to Pope Leo's privilege for Abbot Rethun in S 876 (King Æthelred for Abingdon abbey, 993). See also S 460 (King Edmund for Ælfhild, 940) and 1567 (bounds of Culham)
Letter802, 18 Jan.

Letter of Pope Leo III (795–816) to Æthelheard, archbishop of Canterbury, establishing the rights of the archbishopric of Canterbury (802, 18 Jan.) MS: <WM, GP>

Leo III (795–816) → Æthelheard, archbishop of Canterbury, establishing the rights of the archbishopric of Canterbury

Text
WM, GP, pp. 57--9; BCS 305; Haddan & Stubbs iii.536--7
Translation
EHD I, no. 209
References
Jaffé 2510
Comment
803, Council of Clofesho: Archbishop Æthelheard had a brace of papal privileges.
Letter808

Letter of Pope Leo III (795–816) to Charlemagne, alluding to Archbishop Eanbald, King Coenwulf, and Archbishop Wulfred (808)

Leo III (795–816) → Charlemagne, alluding to Archbishop Eanbald, King Coenwulf, and Archbishop Wulfred

Text
Haddan and Stubbs, pp. 562--4
References
Jaffé 2516
Comment
EHD I, p. 621
Letter808

Letter of Pope Leo III (795–816) to Charlemagne, with reference to the legate Aldulf (808)

Leo III (795–816) → Charlemagne, with reference to the legate Aldulf

Text
Haddan and Stubbs, pp. 565--6
References
Jaffé 2517
Comment
EHD I, p. 621
Bull811

Bull of Pope Leo III (795–816) for King Coenwulf and his heirs, in respect of the monastery where he would be buried [Winchcombe], and other monasteries 'in insula Saxonia' (811)

Leo III (795–816) → King Coenwulf and his heirs, in respect of the monastery where he would be buried [Winchcombe], and other monasteries 'in insula Saxonia'

Archive
Winchcombe
Text
Liber Diurnus, no. 86; BCS 337; Holtzmann, iii.124--5 (no. 1)
Comment
Levison, pp. 31--2.
Letter817/818

Letter of Pope Paschal I (817–24), to King Coenwulf, concerning the king's monasteries and possessions (817/818)

Paschal I (817–24) → King Coenwulf

Archive
Winchcombe
Text
BCS 363; Holtzmann iii.126--7 (no. 2)
Comment
Levison, p. 30; EHD I, p. 622 n. 5 Anglo-Saxon England 850–950

C. Anglo-Saxon England 850–950

Letter853

Letter of Pope Leo IV (847–55) to Æthelwulf, king 'of the English', concerning his reception of Æthelwulf's son Alfred in Rome (853) MS: BL Add. 8873 (Collectio Britannica), fol. 168r (extract), in section 'ex registro Leonis .iiii.' [photocopy]

Leo IV → Æthelwulf, king 'of the English'

Text
MGH Ep. Karol. Aevi iii.602
Translation
EHD I, no. 219
Comment
Nelson, 'The Problem of King Alfred's Royal Anointing'; etc.
Letter847–55

Letter of Pope Leo IV (847–55) to Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury, and Berhtwulf, king of the Mercians MS: BL Add. 8873 (Collectio Britannica), fol. 00 (extract)

Leo IV (847–55) → Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury, and Berhtwulf, king of the Mercians MS: BL Add. 8873

Comment
Whitelock, in EHD I, p. 880
Letter873 x 874

Letter of Pope John VIII (872–82) to Burgred, king of the Mercians, on the sin of fornication, 'for which you suffer such adversities' (873 x 874) MS: BL Add. 8873 (Collectio Britannica), fol. 128v (extract)

John VIII (872–82) → Burgred, king of the Mercians

Text
BCS 21; MGH Ep. Karol. Aevi v.293; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 1--2 (no. 1)
Translation
EHD I, no. 220
References
Jaffé 2993
Comment
Levison, p. 41, n. 3
Letter873 x 875

Letter of Pope John VIII (872–82) to Æthelred, archbishop of Canterbury, and Wulfhere [sic], archbishop of York, and all the bishops, priests, deacons, and clergy, in England (873 x 875)

John VIII (872–82) → Æthelred, archbishop of Canterbury, and Wulfhere [sic], archbishop of York, and all the bishops, priests, deacons, and clergy, in England

Text
BCS 119; Haddan & Stubbs iii.264; MGH Ep. Karol. Aevi v.293--4; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 2--3 (no. 2)
Translation
EHD I, no. 221
References
Jaffé 2995
Comment
Levison, p. 41, n. 3; EHD I, p. 621; Brooks, Church of Canterbury, p. 149
Letter877 x 878

Letter of Pope John VIII (872–82) to Æthelred, archbishop of Canterbury, urging him to resist the king (877 x 878)

John VIII (872–82) → Æthelred, archbishop of Canterbury, urging him to resist the king

Text
MGH Ep. Karol. Aevi v.71--3; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 3--6 (no. 3)
Translation
EHD I, no. 222
References
Jaffé 3125
Comment
EHD I, pp. 621, 622; Brooks, Church of Canterbury, pp. 149--50
Letter891–6

Letter of Pope Formosus (891–6) to the bishops of England

Formosus → the bishops of England

Text
BCS 573; WM, GP, pp. 59--61; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 35--8 (no. 8)
Translation
EHD I, no. 227
References
Jaffé 3506
Comment
< Zimmermann covers the period 896–1046 Anglo-Saxon England 950–1066

D. Anglo-Saxon England 950–1066

Letter · doubtful956, 22 Apr.

Letter of Pope John XII (955–64) to King Eadred, granting privileges to St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury (956, 22 Apr.)

John XII (955–64) → King Eadred

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
Text
BCS 915; Zimmermann i.258--9
References
Jaffé 3678; Zimmermann 142
Comment
Levison, pp. 195--8; Knowles, p. 578, n. 2; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. lxiv
Letter · doubtful956, 22 Apr.

Letter of Pope John XII (955–64) to King Eadred and Archbishop Odo, granting privileges to St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury (956, 22 Apr.)

John XII (955–64) → King Eadred and Archbishop Odo

Archive
St Augustine's, Canterbury
Text
BCS 916; Zimmermann i.259--61
References
Jaffé 3679; Zimmermann 143
Comment
Levison, p. 198; Knowles, p. 578, n. 2; Kelly, St Augustine's, p. lxiv
Privilege960, 21 Sept.

Privilege of Pope John XII (955–64), accompanying the grant of a pallium to Archbishop Dunstan (960, 21 Sept.) Provenance: Sherborne (via Canterbury) MS: Paris, BN ms lat. 943 (‘Sherborne Pontifical’), fols. 7–8

John XII (955–64) → Archbishop Dunstan

Text
BCS 1069; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 88--92 (no. 25)
References
Jaffé 3687
Comment
EHD I, p. 622. See also the letter of protest to the pope (?1020), in Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 441--7 (no. 61)
Letter963 [or 971]

Letter of Pope John XII (955–64) granting permission for the ejection of secular canons from the Old Minster, Winchester (963 [or 971])

John XII → the ejection of secular canons from the Old Minster, Winchester

Archive
Old Minster, Winchester
Text
BCS 1275; Councils and Synods I.i, pp. 109--13 (no. 29); Zimmermann i.416--18
References
Jaffé 3753; Zimmermann 212
Comment
EHD I, pp. 621--2.
Letter · doubtful967, 24 Jan.

Letter of Pope John XIII (965–72) to King Edgar, granting privileges to St Peter's abbey, Westminster (967, 24 Jan.)

John XIII (965–72) → King Edgar

Archive
Westminster
Text
<>, incorporated in S 774 (charter of King Edgar for St Peter's, Thorney, i.e. Westminster abbey); Zimmermann i.340--1
References
Jaffé 3712; Zimmermann 174
Bull · doubtful971

Bull of Pope John XIII (965–72) for Glastonbury abbey, at the request of King Edgar and Archbishop Dunstan (971)

John XIII (965–72) → Glastonbury abbey, at the request of King Edgar and Archbishop Dunstan

Archive
Glastonbury
Text
WM, DAntGlast, ch. 61; WM, GR, pp. 168--9; Zimmermann i.414-- 16; Kelly, Glastonbury, Appendix 4 (pp. 570--1)
References
Jaffé 3751; Zimmermann 211
Comment
Lunt, p. 89, n. 1; Carley, p. 383; Scott, pp. 203--4; Kelly, Glastonbury, Appendix 4 (pp. 571--4)
Letter? 983

Letter of Pope John XIV (983–4) or XV (985–96) to Ealdorman Ælfric (? 983)

John XIV (983–4) → Ealdorman Ælfric

Archive
Canterbury? MS: BL Cotton Tiberius A. xv, fol. 169v
Text
Stubbs, Memorials, pp. 396--7; BCS 1273; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 173--4 (no. 36); Zimmermann i.550--1; Kelly, Glastonbury, Appendix 4 (pp. 565--6). See also BCS 1274, from Glastonbury.
Translation
EHD I, no. 231
References
Jaffé 3752; Zimmermann 282
Comment
Wulfstan volume, for manuscript; Kelly, Glastonbury, Appendix 4 (pp. 566--70)
Letter991, 1 Mar.

Letter of Pope John XV (985–96), concerning a peace established between King Æthelred and Richard I, duke of Normandy (991, 1 Mar.)

John XV (985–96)

Archive
Canterbury? MS: BL Cotton Tiberius A. xv, fol. 172v; WM, GR
Text
Stubbs, Memorials, pp. 397--8; WM, GR i.191--3; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 177--9 (no. 38); Zimmermann i.595--7
Translation
EHD I, no. 230
References
Jaffé 3840; Zimmermann 307
Comment
Wulfstan volume, for manuscript
Letter997 x 999

Letter of Pope Gregory V (996–9) to Ælfric, 'bishop of the Anglo–Saxons' (archbishop of Canterbury) (997 x 999) MS: Copenhagen <>.

Gregory V (996–9) → Ælfric, 'bishop of the Anglo--Saxons'

Text
Zimmermann ii.666--7.
References
Zimmermann 342
Letter1003 x 1009

Letter of Pope John XVIII (1003–9) to a bishop in England (1003 x 1009) MS: Copenhagen <>

John XVIII (1003–9) → a bishop in England

Text
Zimmermann ii.778--9
References
Zimmermann 409
Letter1003 x 1009

Letter of Pope John XVIII (1003–9) to Wulfstan, archbishop of York (1003 x 1009) MS: Copenhagen <>

John XVIII (1003–9) → Wulfstan, archbishop of York

Text
Zimmermann ii.779
References
Zimmermann 410
Letter1024 x 1032

Letter of Pope John XIX (1024–32) to an archbishop in England (1024 x 1032) MS: CCCC 265, pp. 112–13

John XIX (1024–32) → an archbishop in England

Text
Zimmermann ii.1043--4
References
Zimmermann 550
Comment
> Zimmermann covers the period 896–1046
Letter1049

Vernacular account of proceedings at the Council of Rheims, under Pope Leo IX (1049–54), preserved in the royal treasury, under Hugelin cubicularius (1049)

Leo IX (1049–54)

Source
Ramsey abbey, Liber Benefactorum, ch. 103 (ed. Macray, p. 170--1)
References
Jaffé 0000
Bull1049

Bull of Pope Leo IX (1049–54) for Abbot Ælfwine and Ramsey abbey, obtained by him at the Council of Rheims (1049)

Leo IX (1049–54) → Abbot Ælfwine and Ramsey abbey

Archive
Ramsey
Source
Liber Benefactorum, ch. 104 (ed. Macray, p. 171)
References
Jaffé 0000
Letter1050

Letter of Pope Leo IX (1049–54) to King Edward the Confessor, on the transfer of the see from Crediton to Exeter (1050)

Leo IX (1049–54) → King Edward the Confessor

Text
Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 524--5 (no. 70)
References
Jaffé 4208
Letter1049–54

Penitential letter from Pope Leo IX (1049–54)

Leo IX (1049–54)

Comment
EHD I, p. 622
Bull1055 x 1057

Bull of Pope Victor II (1055–7) addressed to King Edward the Confessor, for Chertsey abbey (1055 x 1057)

Victor II (1055–7) → King Edward the Confessor, for Chertsey abbey

Archive
Chertsey
Text
Holtzmann i.221; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 543--4 (no. 74)
Translation
EHD II, no. 74
References
Jaffé 0000
Bull1055 x 1057

Bull of Pope Victor II (1055–7) addressed to King Edward the Confessor, for Ely abbey (1055 x 1057)

Victor II (1055–7) → King Edward the Confessor, for Ely abbey

Archive
Ely
Text
Liber Eliensis ii.93; Councils & Synods I.i, pp. 544--5 (no. 75)
References
Jaffé 0000
Bull1055 x 1057

Bull of Pope Victor II (1055–7) to Godiva, wife of Earl Leofric, for St Mary's, Stow (1055 x 1057)

Victor II (1055–7) → Godiva, wife of Earl Leofric, for St Mary's, Stow

Archive
Eynsham
Text
Holtzmann iii.127--8 (no. 3)
References
Jaffé 0000
Bull1061, 25 Apr.

Bull of Pope Nicholas II (1058–61) to Giso, bishop of Wells, confirming the possessions of his see (1061, 25 Apr.)

Nicholas II (1058–61) → Giso, bishop of Wells

Archive
Wells MS: Wells, D. & C., Cathedral Charters, no. 2 (original) Facsimile: see Hickes, Dissertatio Epistolaris (1703)
Text
Holtzmann ii.131--2 (no. 1); Councils & Synods, no. 77
Translation
EHD II, no. 76.
References
Jaffé 4457
Comment
Keynes, 'Giso, Bishop of Wells', pp. 228 and 255 (no. 2)
Bull1061, 3 May

Bull of Pope Nicholas II (1058–61) to Wulfwig, bishop of Dorchester, confirming the possessions of his see (1061, 3 May)

Nicholas II (1058–61) → Wulfwig, bishop of Dorchester

Archive
Lincoln
Text
Councils & Synods, no. 78 <not edited in Holtzmann>
Translation
EHD II, no. 75
References
Jaffé 4461
Bull1061

Bull of Pope Nicholas II (1058–61) to Ealdred, archbishop of York, granting him the pallium, etc. (1061)

Nicholas II (1058–61) → Ealdred, archbishop of York

Archive
York MS: MRA, 40r
Text
Raine, HCY iii [1894]. 5–7 (no. 2) <not edited in Holtzmann>
References
Jaffé 4463; Holtzmann ii. 104
Bull1062 x 1065

Bull of Pope Alexander II (1061–73) for Abbot Ælfwine and Ramsey abbey, obtained by the abbot when on a visit to Rome on the king's business (1062 x 1065)

Alexander II (1061–73) → Abbot Ælfwine and Ramsey abbey

Source
Liber Benefactorum, ch. 107 (ed. Macray, p. 176)
References
Jaffé 0000
Letter1061–73

Letter of Pope Alexander II (1061–73) to Ordric, abbot of Abingdon

Alexander II (1061–73) → Ordric, abbot of Abingdon

Archive
Abingdon
Comment
EHD I, p. 623
Bibliographical references used in the checklist 15
  • Anglia Pontificia (in progress) [J. Barrow]
  • Anton, H. H., Studien zu den Klosterprivilegien der Päpste im frühen Mittelalter (Berlin, 1975)
  • Haddan, W., and W.
  • Stubbs, ed., Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents relating to Great Britain and
  • Ireland, 3 vols. (Oxford, 1869–78) [to 871]
  • Holtzman, W., ed., Papsturkunden in
  • England, 3 vols. (Berlin and Göttingen, 1930–52)
  • Jaffe, P., ed., Regesta Pontificum
  • Romanorum, 2nd ed., rev. by W.
  • Wattenbach, 2 vols. (Leipzig, 1885) Lane
  • Poole, R., Lectures on the History of the Papal Chancery (Cambridge, 1915)
  • Whitelock, D., M. Brett and N. L.
  • Brooke, ed., Councils & Synods with Other Documents relating to the English
  • Church, I: A.D. 871–1204, 2 pts (Oxford, 1981)
  • Zimmermann, H., ed., Papsturkunden (Vienna, 1988)

Numbering within each period is provisional, as in the checklist; entries marked “doubtful” are asterisked there. Fields left blank in the checklist are omitted.